Musings on this and that
I am very interested in following the progress of the L. A. writers’ strike.
What might be the outcomes? Better pay and working conditions?
Is any hope for better quality and more complex narrative scripts; and fewer or breaks for advertisements in those narratives? I’ve very nearly given up watching TV. And I’m picky about the cinema offerings as well.
Will it change the way the media industry works? Will it have any long term effects on other writers’ lives? We can wait and watch.
Today I revisited the interesting website of Theodore Zeldin, who I met while living in Oxford. His present project is founded on the idea that by revising the way we look at history as well as the ways in which we live our lives, we will be able to find the common elements of human beings that can live in a world that is compassionate and connected. Sounds good to me.
Have a look at The Oxford Muse Project at http://www.oxfordmuse.com/
Welcome to the blogosphere, Jean! The writers strike is fascinating to watch from the West Coast, but to tell the truth so far most of my contact with it is online. Many writers have their own blogs, and there are a number of YouTube videos circulating. People are also tagging strike material online, and there is talk here in the library of gathering a digital strike archive.
You can get a sense of the online material via Delicious: http://del.icio.us/tags/wga
Comment by Toby — November 13, 2007 @ 2:35 pm